More public universities turn dorms into residential colleges This fall, Virginia Tech opened its first residential college, a place where undergraduates of all ages live with graduate students and faculty members in a facility designed to foster learning, late-night discussions and chance encounters. (The Washington Post)

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.